Migraine

Description

migraine disorder: A common, severe type of vascular headache often associated with increased sympathetic activity, resulting in nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_MIGRAINE
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G43, ICD-9: 346, ICD-8: 346
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-8 34601
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G43, ICD-9: 346, ICD-8: 346
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-8 34601
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 6364
GWAS catalog 0003821
MESH D008881

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 5123 4203 920
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 3.86 5.59 1.6
Mean age at first event (years) 41.42 41.58 40.7
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 30.31 31.43 25.22
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.31 0.29 0.43

Associations